Want to get a Toronto sports fans so excited he loses all common sense? Say these words: Leafs win the Cup!

So what does brand new Maple Leafs Sport and Entertainment ceo do? He announces to the world that he is planning the parade route. Yipes, way to liven up the summer for a sweltering Hogtown.

“I have it planned out and it’s going to be fantastic,” he said during an interview Monday with Bloomberg. “What intrigued me the most is the opportunity to have an organization here that can aspire to be much more successful and a greater brand than it currently is.”

Gutsy statement from the man who guided the Anschutz Entertainment Group to one Stanley Cup victory (Los Angeles Kings in 2012), four NBA Titles (Los Angeles Lakers) and four MLS Cup victories (Los Angeles Galaxy) in his 13 years at the helm. With that kind of chutzpah, long-suffering Leafs fans might just get giddy listening to the new boss.

“I don’t want the players walking in the hallways of the Air Canada Centre and seeing pictures from 1962,” he said. “Get rid of those pictures and tell them, this is your legacy.”

Toronto Raptors and Toronto FC on the other hand, have never tasted anything close to championship success, so those fans might be a bit more skeptical at this point. Grey-bearded Leafs fans at least can remember the franchises’ 13 Cup wins, the last of which happened 46 years ago.

Key to the Leafs’ future success is Dave Nonis, who took over as general manager after Brian Burke was abruptly fired before the beginning of the 2013 campaign.

“I’m a big Dave Nonis fan, and I want a culture here that is different than the one I stepped into,” Leiweke said to Bloomberg.

He emphasized some changes will be made by some simple housekeeping efforts. “I don’t want the players walking in the hallways of the Air Canada Centre and seeing pictures from 1962,” he said. “Get rid of those pictures and tell them, this is your legacy.”

On the Raptors side of the team, it was another Bryan (Colangelo) who was canned soon after Leiweke took over.

“I didn’t get along with the GM of the basketball team, so we brought in somebody who sees the world the same way I do,” he said. Raptors Masai Ujiri is the new leader and has already made some changes to the Raptors squad.

Toronto Raptors General Manager Bryan Colangelo walks out of the room following a press conference at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto Monday, April 22, 2013.

Getting rid of the two general managers of teams who hadn’t made the playoffs in years is probably the right move. There should be no reward for failure and Leiweke is firmly placing his stamp on this organization.

Many on Twitter are having fun with Leiweke’s bravado.

Hey Tim Leiweke: Don't reveal plans for a Leafs Stanley Cup parade route until they have a 4-goal lead in a Cup-winning game. And even then.

“But this final statement — the part about getting rid of pics of former Leafs greats and not living in the past — sounds like the words of a guy who cares little for the sporting tradition of this city.”

Toronto Star’s Damien Cox also ripped into the MLSE head honcho.

Perhaps while The King of LA Sports is at it he should rip down all those stupid Stanley Cup banners as well.